Wayne State facts

One of the nation’s 50 largest public universities, with Michigan’s most diverse student body.

More than 380 degree and certificate programs in 13 schools and colleges.

Annual research expenditures of more than $218 million.

More than 400 student organizations.

More than $338 million in financial aid was awarded in 2015; lowest undergraduate resident tuition of Michigan’s three research universities.

Affiliations with more than 100 institutions worldwide.

Classified as "doctoral university: highest research activity" by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Wayne State is a partner with Michigan State University and the University of Michigan in the University Research Corridor, helping create a vibrant state economy.

Wayne State’s swimming and diving teams have swept the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Swimming and Diving Championships four years in a row.

More than 1,600 students study at the School of Medicine, which boasts a residency match rate above the national average.

More than 1,150 new jobs created through TechTown, Wayne State’s research park and business incubator, between 2007 and 2013.

The Hilberry Theatre is the nation’s first and longest-running university graduate repertory theatre.

Seventh-largest Detroit employer.

Alumni of the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts include a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and recipients of and nominees for the Grammy, Emmy, Tony, Golden Globe, Obie, Screen Actors Guild and Caldecott awards.

A leader in green technology, the College of Engineering was first in the nation to launch an electric-drive vehicle engineering program and offer an alternative energy technology master’s program.

Home to the only National Institutes of Health branch dedicated to the study of premature birth and infant mortality. Since locating to Detroit in 2002, the Perinatology Research Branch (PRB) has produced lifesaving research, cared for more than 20,000 at-risk mothers, contributed more than $350 million to Michigan’s economy, and employed more than 130 physicians, researchers and staff members.

Study abroad opportunities in 29 countries on five continents.

One of only six Michigan universities selected for the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowship program, designed to address a significant shortage of math and science teachers.

Seventy-five percent of WSU's 260,000 alumni live in Michigan, providing leadership for the state's economic renewal.

About 30 percent of Michigan's practicing physicians — and more than 40 percent of practicing physicians in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties — received all or part of their medical training at Wayne State University.

Seventy-five percent of Wayne State Law School graduates live and work in Michigan.

Fact Book

The Wayne State University Fact Book is a compilation of detailed information about the university’s purpose, resources, activities and people. The Fact Book is relevant and useful to current and prospective students, faculty, staff, alumni, the media and others with an interest in the university.

The information has been compiled by the WSU Office of Budget, Planning and Analysis. Your comments or suggestions are welcome. Call 313-577-2001 or email budget@wayne.edu.